188. House, Kingdom, Throne
2 Samuel 7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
The Messianic Prophecy for David continues. The Lord promises to David that his house, kingdom and throne will be established forever. The promise is for David: his house, his kingdom, and his throne will be established forever.
However, the promise is actually true for all of us believers in Christ. God promises to each of us a house, a kingdom and a throne. It is the word “forever” that betrays the wider and deeper meaning. The house, kingdom and throne of David did not last forever. The Babylonians ended all three in 587 BC. To be a true fulfilled promise it had to go one forever without end. This means it had to be a spiritual promise that included the Christ and all believers in Him. The Son of David continues the line of David, the kingdom of David, and the kingship of David. It is the Messiah and His Kingdom and His rule that would last forever.
In Daniel 2, Daniel told the king his dream and its interpretation: he saw a statue made of various metals. A large stone broke the image in pieces and the stone became a great mountain and filled the earth. The statue represented the present and succeeding earthly kingdoms, even empires. The stone represents the Messiah and His kingdom that smashes all earthly kingdoms and is established over all. Daniel 2:44: “The God of heaven will set up will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.” Revelation 11:15 finishes the prophecy: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
Jesus came to earth and proclaimed the Kingdom, became Lord of all, and He rules it today and He will reign forever without end. Jesus is the dynasty of David, He is the Kingdom, and His throne is forever. We are united with Jesus by faith and so the promise of an eternal kingdom applies to us. We are in it, we rule with Jesus, and the world is nothing to us.